If we want to have 257 steps in a jcl

nightbuzzz · New User Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 3 Location: KOLKATA

Hi,

Upto my knowledge we can have max 255 steps in a jcl. Suppose if we want to have 257 steps in a jcl then how can it be done without changing the schedule of the job. Means we don't want to add any new job i.e. i want to get it done in the same job.

thanks
Mayank

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

you mean, how can you code 257 steps in a job, when the limit of jobsteps per job is 255?

I think you have to flip the OCTAL/HEXADECIMAL switch on the console.

(no, don't ask, the switch does not exist, EITHER)

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject:

From the JCL reference manual:

nightbuzzz · New User Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 3 Location: KOLKATA

I didn't got can you please explain...

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

What part of "it can not be done" don't you understand?

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

257 steps in a job is not allowed. Period. You can either create a new job for the extra 2 steps, get rid of some steps to get under the limit of 255 steps, or not add the steps to the job.

Anuj D. · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Douglas Wilder · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:34 am Post subject:

If you make each step do more you may not need as many steps.

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:27 am Post subject:

Ye of little faith -

It can be done:

Simply find several tens of billions of dollars, buy 51% of IBM stock, then make this important requirement IBM's #1 priority. I suppose every IBM system in the world will require upgrading, so that your code is portable - don't forget that.

I'll be watching the Wall Street Journal for the stock jump.

[Disclosure - I am a minor IBM shareholder, and my suggestion may be biased for my own financial gain. Please let me know just before you do this.]

UmeySan · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject:

Hi nightbuzzz !

A time ago, I wrote a whole litte article about the mystic of 255.
Also some of us discussed your intention and the useful aspects.

So first, please search the forum for that.

Second, when i here, that someone has to have in mind to do such a silly, stupid and hazardous thing, sorry, but then my blood pressure is rising up to a dangerous level. Sorry for beeing so directly.

Today we are in 2008 and in a few month we have 2009.

We have JobShedulingSystems and a lot of Utilities and ThirdParty Produkts, which permit us to design and create clearly structured JCL without having not more than two steps in one Job and shedule a lot of separate Job with several dependencies.

Could you ever imagine, that eventually, in fact of a ugly problem, someone else has to modify this "JobStream" in the middle of the night after some bottels of red wine and a lazy time with two blondes !!!

The older ones of us did that a lot. And i think i'm not the only one, who
would just have blown away the brain of that guy, who was responsible for such a thing, that i had to modify under time pressure so that production could go on.

The only thing i can do, is to shake my head. Who the hell has inspired you to that idea.

Sorry again for my straight answer. But please search for this discussion
in the forum, read all the answers, and then think abaout it twice.

gcicchet · Senior Member Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 653

Hi,

I can't remember whether they were blonde or brunettes but I do remember the bottles of red

Gerry

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject:

UmeySan · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

@ expat:

By time, the blondes had gone. But the red wine is still here !

@ gcicchet:

Right, a man must set priorities of what is worth to remember !